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Russell Okung was a self-proclaimed “computer geek,” always tinkering with the machines and learning how to write code as a youngster.

“I was definitely into it,” the Chargers’ left tackle recalled before a practice this week in preparation for Sunday’s road game against the Oakland Raiders. “In my other life, I was supposed to be a computer engineer. Then football happened.”

Yeah, football generally happens when you grow up in Texas, you’re 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds by your senior year of high school and can toss aside prep defensive ends as if they were tackling dummies.

The sport has enriched Okung, who became an All-American at Oklahoma State, a first-round pick and...

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) throws a game-winning 24-yard touchdown pass on the final play against the Green Bay Packers at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks defeated the Packers 14-12.

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